Music as a Universal Language Quotes

If I make a speech, I need a translator. But music does not need a translation. People understand me through the sound. That I think is very important. This is just one planet, like one family.

We all have different relationships with music. But the music is always there.

The same reason why we're doing music is the same reason why Motown did: to make the world a better place and to make people happy. The main message is, just have a good time.

Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.

I truly think that's what music is about. It's not about what you look like or what happened yesterday; it's truly about how the music speaks to you.

I never expect those type of dudes to even listen to my music but for one of those Juggalos to come up to me like, 'Man, that 'All My Life' record, man you was talking to me.' That struck me like, 'Damn, maybe people, you never know who's listening and who you might be touching with your music.'

My dad's Nigerian, and I remember going to Nigeria, and all of these kids and adults and everyone in-between knew who TuPac was. They had TuPac t-shirts, TuPac posters, TuPac cassettes... everyone knew TuPac, and sometimes that was the only English that they spoke, was TuPac lyrics.

I think it's almost a law of nature that there are only certain things that hit an emotive space, and that's what was always special for me about music: it made me feel something.

Music is a language of emotion. I'm passionate about it because I think it's the most direct way to connect to the things that are ineffable. Words just aren't necessary a good enough opportunity to express. Words are maybe less than accessible at expressing.

I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.

We are all human, and we are all able to listen to music that we cannot understand. I used to listen to English music like Notorious B.I.G., and I didn't know what he's talking about in all of his tracks, but I'm a fan. It's rhythm and a groove that makes me dance, so I'm convinced that my music can work in the U.S.

Michael Jackson believed in making music that made people feel good.

No matter what culture you're from, everyone loves music.

My view on music and the way that it's portrayed is that it's a religion.

Sometimes when people can't speak English, they hum the melody instead of singing along. Having 20,000 people humming your song is incredible.

I feel like my music is for everybody. As long as the music is good, I can please everybody.

There's no meaning to life without music. Everybody has their own connect with music.

Music can be the bridge to understanding, but people have to get some knowledge.

I meet people every single day who have heard the music and incorporated it into their lives. I feel like I have a tribe all around the world.

For me, music doesn't have a color. 'Teen Spirit' is a fire song made by a white guy that me as a black person loves and can identify with.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

I think music is what takes the experience off the screen into your soul, into your head.

As someone who worships music, I believe it can never be ugly!

I'm not a very spiritual guy when it comes to music. I remember hearing Carlos Santana say that angels helped him write his songs. And I thought, 'Really, angels?'

My goal really was to make pop music feel as human as possible.